{"product_id":"the-cider-house-rules","title":"The Cider House Rules","description":"\"AN OLD-FASHIONED, BIG-HEARTED NOVEL . . . with its epic yearning caught in the 19th century, somewhere between Trollope and Twain . . . The rich detail makes for vintage Irving.\"\u003cbr\u003e--The Boston Sunday Globe\u003cbr\u003e\"The Cider House Rules is filled with people to love and to feel for. . . . The characters in John Irving's novel break all the rules, and yet they remain noble and free-spirited. Victims of tragedy, violence, and injustice, their lives seem more interesting and full of thought-provoking dilemmas than the lives of many real people.\"\u003cbr\u003e--The Houston Post\u003cbr\u003e\"John Irving's sixth and best novel . . . He is among the very best storytellers at work today. At the base of Irving's own moral concerns is a rare and lasting regard for human kindness.\"\u003cbr\u003e--The Philadelphia Inquirer\u003cbr\u003e\"Entertaining and affecting . . . John Irving is the most relentlessly inventive writer around. He proliferates colorful incidents and crotchets of character. . . . A truly astounding amount of artistry and ingenuity.\"\u003cbr\u003e--The San Diego Union","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47983067463869,"sku":"BS-TC0-417947","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9780345417947-HD.jpg?v=1786558309","url":"https:\/\/boundigo.com\/products\/the-cider-house-rules","provider":"Boundigo Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}